Art.view: Moody surprise Jul 6, 2008
And there is a sensibility that anticipates the art of the future by painters like Edgar Degas and Henri de Toulouse Lautrec of art being about art, the world of art as seen through the eyes of an artist. Watteau painted slowly and died young, leaving only a small body of work behind. (The Economist)
Bidder splashes out 40.9m for Monet's water-lilies Jun 25, 2008
Other highlights in the sale included works from Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Edgar Degas. According to findings from the Hiscox-Art Market Research, 19th Century European art has seen a 13% rise in value since March 2007. (BBC News -- UK)
Alton Kelley, 68; graphic artist created iconic psychedelic images Jun 5, 2008
They now sell for thousands of dollars to art collectors who compare them to the belle poque art of such masters as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. Mr. Kelley and Miller scored their first big hit with a 1966 poster advertising a concert by Big Brother & the Holding Company and Quicksilver Messenger Service. (Boston Globe)
The Impressionists: A Preview May 29, 2008
(1892/95) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) ... Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, fascinated by caf; society, entertainers and prostitutes, was one of its habitu;s. (Suite101.com)
Loan a dollar, start a business May 13, 2008
An 1896 lithograph by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is up for grabs at Auctioneers' Modernism sale May 17 and 18, with a pre-sale estimate of $40,000 to $60,000, said Mark Howald, the auctioneers' executive vice president. An acrylic on canvas by American artist Helen Frankenthaler, measuring 61 by 54 inches, is estimated to go for $150,000 to $200,000. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Traditional Absinthe Cocktails Mar 27, 2008
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is credited - or blamed - for this concoction, and that may very well be accurate. It's not hard to imagine it as the brainstorm of someone half crazy, and it could certainly stunt your growth. (Suite101.com)
Finding Tween Shows Parents Will Love Too Nov 3, 2007
The show sprinkles in absurdist humor and references to the likes of French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to keep it interesting for adults. 1. (Click2Houston, TX)
Alzheimer's program is one from the art Oct 17, 2007
At this moment they are focused on a painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. She stops the group in front of La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge and asks whether anyone knows where the scene takes place. (USA Today)
Masterpieces get new look from local artist Oct 15, 2007
Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Oscar Wilde all indulged in the pearly green drink. Absinthe of yore isn't legal in the United States and many countries because of the herbal ingredient wormwood, which was purported to cause hallucinations. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
VAN GOGH PEN AND INK Sep 28, 2007
Beside it and his other paintings, Bernard's own works look flat and blocky, though there's a nifty study he did of van Gogh's pal Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at the age of 17. (Even then, the Moulin Rouge regular looked like a voluptuary. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fancy a swig of Mansinthe? Sep 15, 2007
The singer's interest has been piqued by one of the village's best known products, the fabled and highly potent liquor absinthe, which has been beloved of artists and writers since the days of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Arthur Rimbaud. The family-run distillery Matter-Luginbuehl is now collaborating with Manson to produce thousands of bottles of his own brand of absinthe "Mansinthe" and is finding a worldwide audience. (iAfrica.com)
Bruce Museum's 'Eye Candy' looks at chocolate advertising Aug 27, 2007
Among the period's cultural legacies is a series of 240 posters by artists including Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Pierre Bonnard. Titled Les Maitre de l'Affiche, these posters advertised everything from the famed Moulin Rouge nightclub to absinthe and hot chocolate. (Stamford Advocate)
A-door-able art Aug 4, 2007
These women Rosemary Curtin, Dee Dee Dumont, Mickie Krueger and Jean Kilby chose the work of French post-impressionist painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec as inspiration for their piece. Together, they took Lautrec s famous poster of Jane Avril dancing and painted their interpretation of it on the door shown in its traditional colors on one side, and in a reverse image and color palette on the other. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Chocolate mousse Jul 18, 2007
The 19th-century painter and keen cook Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec penned a similar recipe, calling it chocolate mayonnaise. These ideas were ignored by Escoffier's Guide Culinaire (1903) with its 19 savoury mousse recipes and iced mousse desserts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Monet masterpiece for sale Jun 6, 2007
Works by Amedeo Modigliani, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and Banksy will also be auctioned during the sales. Banksy's Pie Face (2006) is expected to make between 70,000 and 100,000, and it is the first time Sotheby's has included his work in an evening sale of Contemporary Art. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Albi, Visit Southwest France May 1, 2007
Hometown of the Henri de Toulouse Lautrec and Laprouse Museum. Albi, in southwest France, is most known for its red brick buildings, hot sunshine, Cathedral and for being the birthplace of both Henri de Toulouse Lautrec and Jean-Fran;ois de Galaup Lap;rouse ... Henri de Toulouse Lautrec. (Suite101.com)
Symbiosis in Spain Mar 9, 2007
March 11, 2007 Barcelona and Modernity," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, isn't content to spring some great paintings on you. It wants to plunge you into a dynamic city on the cusp of modernity. The place is Barcelona between 1888 and 1939, after it began to shine as a cultural mecca, and before Spain's dictator Francisco Franco thrust it into darkness. The show explores the interactions of the artists, the architects and the graphic and interior designers who kept the city effervescing, an... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
France parts with prized art for N.O. exhibit Mar 4, 2007
Called Femme, Femme, Femme, the show features portraits of women in French society, mostly in the mid- to late-1800s, painted by Edouard Manet, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Renoir, Honore Daumier, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Also among the paintings is Leon Cogniet's mid-1800s portrait of Madame Berbe-Nicole Clicquot, whose family first made the world renowned Veuve Clicquot champagne. (KSLA.com, LA)
Those Were the Days Jan 25, 2007
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's "Divan Japonais" is among the artist's works on view at the Zimmerli ... Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec immersed himself in the bohemian nightlife of late 19th century Montmartre. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
A fine vintage Jan 14, 2007
Most of the approximately 500 items at the Gaines McHale sale range from $800 to $3,500, but some -- a rare 1893 lithograph by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, for instance, is priced at $110,000 -- are closer to the cost of "a handsome English automobile," McHale said. Collectors know that such prices, while perhaps overwhelming to novices, make sense, given the rarity of most vintage posters and their age, in some cases 100 years or more. (SunSpot.net)
